The Partograph: The principle and strategyWorld Health Organization Maternal and Child Health Unit, Division of Family Health, 1988 - Labor (Obstetrics) |
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abnormal progress active phase alert line appropriate cephalo-pelvic disproportion cervical dilatation cm dilation Components critical assessment critical function crossing action line Deceleration phase delay developing countries developing world early warning fetal fetus FHE/MCH Dr Figures are percentage formal health graph haemorrhage and sepsis health care system health workers implementation INFORMAL WORKING GROUP intervention introduced labour management latent phase Malawi 17 maternal death maternal mortality maximum slope Midwifery School Midwives Mode of delivery mortality and morbidity mother multipara neonatal nomogram normal labour obstructed labour Operative vaginal Caesarean Oxytocin Papua New Guinea Partograph After Partograph percentage of total perinatal mortality peripheral unit phase of labour Phase of maximum Plot pregnant women prevention of prolonged primigravidae progress of labour prolonged labour Rapporteur rate of dilatation reached or crossed referral risk Royaume Uni sequelae Singapore TBAS teaching hospitals total labours transferred to hospital uterine rupture vaginal Caesarean Section vaginal examinations Zimbabwe